title: Gender, Alcohol Consumption Patterns, and Engagement in Sexually Intimate Behaviors Among Adolescents and Young Adults in Nha Trang, Viet Nam.
abstract: A randomly selected cross-sectional survey was conducted with 880 youth (16 to 24 years) in Nha Trang City to assess relationships between alcohol consumption and sexual behaviors. A timeline followback method was employed. Chi-square, generalized logit modeling and logistic regression analyses were performed. Of the sample, 78.2% male and 56.1% female respondents ever consumed alcohol. Males reporting sexual behaviors (vaginal, anal, oral sex) had a significantly higher calculated peak BAC of 0.151 compared to 0.082 for males reporting no sexual intimacy (p < .0001). Females reporting sexual behaviors had a peak BAC of 0.072 compared to 0.027 for those reporting no sexual intimacy (p = .016). Fifty percent of (33/66) males and 30.4% (7/23) females report event specific drinking and engagement in sexual behaviors. Males reporting 11+ drinks in 30 days had more sexual partners than those reporting 1 to 10 drinks (p = .037). Data suggest different physical and psychosocial mediators between alcohol consumption and sexual behaviors by gender.
authors.affiliation: Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI.
authors.forename: Linda M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Kaljee
authors.forename: Mackenzie S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Green
authors.forename: Min
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zhan
authors.forename: Rosemary
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Riel
authors.forename: Porntip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lerdboon
authors.forename: Ty W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Lostutter
authors.forename: Le Huu
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Tho
authors.forename: Vo
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Van Luong
authors.forename: Truong Tan
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Minh